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Unexpected consequences of everyday life during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
Date
2012
Abstract
This article examines gendered aspects of women’s lives in a hill village in central Nepal during the decade-long civil war (1996-2006). The predominantly middle aged and elderly women discussed in the paper were not directly influenced by Maoist equality agendas, nor have they been – as yet - significantly empowered by the recent post-conflict gender reservations. Rather, the paper argues that it was via the unintended consequences of the conflict - their unexpected leadership of a village development project – that these women forged an alternative path towards gender transformation.
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peer-reviewed
Publisher
Bridgewater State University's Virtual Commons
Citation
Journal of International Women's Studies;13(4)
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/